Now our phone apps are full of personal and sometimes even confidential information. Unfortunately, there may be times when you lend your Samsung Galaxy A6 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not dig into the content of your phone's applications. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution turns out to be to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A6 . First of all, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy A6 through the phone settings. Then then we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A6 using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy A6 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy A6
There are a lot of apps installed that are not of much use. In the event that you are not using an application and that it bothers you visually or that you want everything in a very simple way to sort through your phone, the best solution will be all in a very simple way to deactivate the concerned application. . In this situation, how to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy A6 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Click on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Samsung Galaxy A6, which is the home page? In this situation, you can perform a very simple action, we present it to you right after, in case you want to find out how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy A6, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on the app logo that you want to hide
- A dialog window will open: click on the button " Supprimer »
Now the app that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy A6 using a specific app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A6, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you see fit, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A6 with a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy A6 will be to download an » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your phone. Among the most popular there is the application Nova Launcher . This is available in free or paid version. It will allow you to change your home screen to renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, for this you will have to install it first and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A6 :
- Download the app using Google Play Store .
- Configure the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Tap and hold an app you want to manage and hide.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on the icon of the application to edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Samsung Galaxy A6 by deleting them from the application list. To use it, you just have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps completely on Samsung Galaxy A6:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your Samsung Galaxy A6 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy A6 using App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to search every nook and cranny of your phone. Here's how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click on the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and click on » importer "
- Then click on Menu .
- Select » Hide To hide the apps in the App Hider app.
In the application menu you can also hide the App Hider application as a calculator under the name Calculator +. This way your app will hide even better in your Samsung Galaxy A6. In this context:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- When you launch the Calculator + app , if you ever dial the PIN code, the normal application will open. If no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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